A taxonomic grouping or collective term for emyd turtles or members of the family Emydidae.
From New Latin, derived from Emydidae with a Latin neuter plural form (-ea). Used in older taxonomic classifications.
Latin scientific names can have different endings depending on grammatical case and number—'emydea' is a plural or collective form, which is why the same group of organisms might be referred to by slightly different names in older versus modern scientific texts.
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